Improvement in devices for attaching lamps to band instruments



E. RUHLMANN.

DEVICES FOR A-TTACHING LAMPS-T0 BAND INSTRUMENTS. I No. 132,855,.Patented Oct. 3, 1876.

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EUGENE RUHLMANN, OF LOOKPORT, YORK.

IMPROVEMENT lN DEVICES FOR ATTACHING LAMPS T0 BAND INSTRUMENTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 182,855, dated October3, 1876; application filed July 19, 1876.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, EUGENE RUHLMANN, of Lockport, in the county'ofNiagara and State of New York, have invented a Serenade-Lamp Attachmentfor Band Instrumerits; and I do hereby declare that the followingdescription, taken in connection with the accompanying sheet ofdrawings, forms a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to an improved lamp attachment for bandinstruments; and

it consists in the arrangement of parts and details of construction, aswill hereinafter more fully appear, and then be pointed out in theclaims.

In the hereinbeforementioned drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinalsectional, and Fig. 2 a longitudinal front, elevation.

Like letters of reference indicate similar parts in both figures.

A is the reservoir. B is the burner, screwed into the top of reservoirA, and provided with a contracted ring, 0, whose neck is provided with afemale screw, into which fits the lower part of the globe H. 4

Attached to the ring 0 is a bracket, K, to which is removably attached areflector, D, by means of a socket, N. O is a band interposed betweenthe globe H and the flaring part of the ring 0. It is provided with twobrackets, l? P, placed diametrically opposite, to serve as means ofattachment of the bail Q. This bail is provided with a pivot, R,engaging with a socket, S, attached to a slender steel rod, T. U is aclamping-socket, having a passage for the rod T, and provided with anopening, V, by means of which it is attached to that part of a brassinstrument into which either the crook or the mouth-piece is inserted. Xis a rod, attached to the clamp U, and provided with a sliding socket,Y, into which is inserted the usual music-rack.

The object of my present invention is to provide musical instruments forbands, with means whereby the musician is enabled to read music bynight; and this is accomplished by the device heretofore described,which is secured to the instrument by the clamp U. This clamp isprovided with a cap, U, secured by means of the thumb-screws u u, andattached to the rod T by means of the fastening-screw t. This clampserves to suspend the lamp, and also the music sheet or book; and bothare so arranged in relation to each other that, by means of thereflector L, the music-sheet can beilluminated, whereby the object inview is attained.

It will be observed that the lamp is pivoted within the bail Q to thebrackets P, and the bail in turn secured to the socket S by the pivot B.This arrangement allows the instrument to be'handled without changingthe proper position of the lamp.

To enable the reflector D to throw the light upon the proper spot, thelamp is provided with the band 0 in such manner that it will revolvetherein, whereby the position of said reflector is rendered adjustable,in conjunction with the set'screw t in the clamp U, which allows thelamp to be elevated and lowered until the rays of light are thrown uponthe proper spot.

To secure the lamp, as described, to reed instruments, I change theclamp-socket U into a spring-band, of suitable diameter, havingfastening-screws to draw the band tight around said instrument.

The whole lamp is made of brass, German silver, or other suitablematerial, and made to conform to the instrument in connection with whichit is used. Its employment enables a music-band to produce a betterclass of music than can'otherwise be produced by night when marchingthrough the streets, 860., because it enables the musicians to readtheir music instead of playing by heart or from memory only.

Having thus described by invention, in order to enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, I desire tosecure to me by Letters Patent of the United States 1. The combination,with a suitable lamp, suspended, substantially as described, of theclamping-socket U, rod T, socket S, and the bail Q, substantially asdescribed, for the purpose stated.

2. The combination, with the bail Qt Socket S, rod T, and clamp U, forsupporting the lamp of the rod X, and socket Y, for supinterposedbetween the globe H and con Attest:

porting the music-sheet or book-rack of a In testimony whereof I havehereto set my musician, substantially in the manner and hand in thepresence of two subscribing witfor the use and purpose stated. nesses.

3. The combination, with the bail Q, of the brackets P and the collar 0,said collar being E. RUHLMANN.

tracted ring 0, for adjustably supporting the MICHAEL J. STARK,

lamp, substantially in the manner described. ARBOGAST RUHLMANN.

